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01 Apr 2015 7:58:23am

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Professor Burrell has a message of cooperation and fellowship, which is commendable.

However, one has to refer to the words of Allah to understand Islamic beliefs about relations with Jews and Christians. It would be wishful thinking to do otherwise.

Allah states at Quran 9:29, "Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day [Jews and Christians], and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low."

Thus, Allah commands Muslims to fight to subjugate Christians. It's quite clear and has been carried out in practice by believing Muslims since the dawn of Islam.

Allah commands in Quran 5:51 commands "O you who believe do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people."

The Quran promises non-Muslims, and specifically Christians, a painful damnation. Allah tells us in the Quran that Muslims are "the best of peoples" and that non-Muslims are "the vilest of creatures".

A devout Muslim might have good reason to meet a Christian with a smiling face, but wishful thinking is not going to convince a devout Muslim that the Quran says other than what it says.